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Asus Maximus III GENE

$190.00 Released October, 2009

The Pros:High quality construction, everything feels solid and secure. Overclock tools are feature-rich and easy to work with. X-Fi sound card provides clean high-fidelity audio, perfect if you're using an external home theater system.

The Cons:Slots are a little close together, difficult to get proper cooling between cards.

The Asus Maximus III GENE is a high-end Intel P55 chipset motherboard similar to the Asus Maximus III Formula. The only noticeable difference between the Maximus III GENE and Maximus III Rampage is form factor: the Maximus III GENE follows the uATX form factor while the Maximus III Formula sports standard ATX, allowing the Maximus III GENE to fit into much smaller PC cases.

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Otherwise, the two motherboards sport the same major features, namely: an LGA1156 CPU socket, support for up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM, Nvidia SLI/ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU support and Republic of Gamer-exclusive overclocking functionality.

The Maximus III GENE's LGA1156 CPU socket makes it compatible with any Intel Core i3, i5 or i7-8xx processor while its 4 DIMM slots support up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM with data transfer rates of 2133(O.C.), 2000(O.C.), 1600, 1333 and 1066MHz. Its 2 PCIe 2.0 x16 expansion slots and Nvidia SLI/ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU compatibility allow the Maximus III GENE to handle 2 graphics processors in x8/x8 mode. Additionally, the Maximus III GENE's Republic of Gamer functions provide easier overclocking and monitoring of your PC's components.

Features

LGA1156 socket supports Intel Core i3, i5 or i7-8xx processor types
Supports up to 16GB of dual-channel DDR3 RAM @ 2133(O.C.), 2000(O.C.), 1600, 1333 and 1066MHz
Nvidia SLI/ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU compatible
Expansion slots: 2x PCIe 2.0 x16, 1x PCIe x4 , 1x PCI 2.2
14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (5 ports at mid-board, 9 ports at back panel)
6 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports, 1x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2
ROG-exclusive features for enhanced overclocking

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high quality construction, everything feels solid and secure
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overclock tools are feature-rich and easy to work with
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X-Fi sound card provides clean high-fidelity audio, perfect if you're using an external home theater system
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fits into a smaller case comfortably, easy to install
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multi-GPU setups are easy to do and well supported
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very fast performance overall, and it doesn't generate much heat
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BIOS is laid out logically and intuitively